MEDIA WINNER: CNN's Miguel Marquez Recent CDC data shows that unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of those now hospitalized with Covid-19, and CNN's Miguel Marquez sought to understand these patients' decision-making process. In a segment that aired Friday morning on New Day, Marquez visited Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge where he spoke with Aimee Matzen, who is struggling to breathe and exhausted by Covid. “The fact that I am here now, I am furious with myself,” she told Marquez. “Because I was not vaccinated.” Matzen is currently in the Covid-19 intensive care unit where she is receiving oxygen treatments and hopes she stays well enough to avoid getting hooked up to a ventilator. It was a thoughtful and emotional interview, and Marquez consistently showed Matzen respect, encouraging her to share her story with a candor that may help convince others to get vaccinated. |